This two-piece glazed sculpture draws subconsciously from the architecture of the body—hip bones, organic structures we carry without thinking about. The white clay has a shrine-like quality, holding space for something unseen. Started in December and finished in July, Orchid carries the weight of that slow becoming.

Smith works from her Brooklyn studio, bringing architectural training to her ceramic practice. Her meditative process engages both hands simultaneously, producing mirrored forms that navigate the balance between the eerie and the beautiful.

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